Opened: January 31, 2009
Overview
- Design-build construction
- Front porch area with ample bicycle parking
- Peter Reiquam sculpture at library entrance
- Original cedar murals and relief carvings salvaged from the old building
- Unique collection of handwoven Native American baskets
- Designed by Miller-Hull Partnership
- 5,000 square feet
History
- 1924: Opening of Carnation's first library, funded by the Tolt Civic Improvement Club's formal silver teas, rummage sales, and magazine subscription sales
- 1947: Carnation contracts with KCLS for library service
- 1966: A bond issue, donations, and federal funds provide $88,000 for a new building and collection
- 1972: Nine of the original 28 members of the Tolt Civic Improvement Club attend the opening celebration of the current Carnation Library
- 1991: Renovation complete
- 1992: KCLS annexation
- 2004: Carnation voters pass the Capital Bond measure at the highest passage rate of all cities served by KCLS
- 2009: 500 people (about a quarter of the city's population) attend the opening of the new 5,000 square-foot Carnation Library
Discover more Carnation Library history at Historylink.org, opens a new window, or through the Tolt Historical Society, opens a new window.
Friends of the Carnation Library
- Dues: Membership is free
